Where is MIL-STD-1553?

MIL-STD-1553 was originally used in military aerospace platforms. The standard has now expanded beyond its traditional domain to encompass applications of for combat vehicles, ships, satellites, missiles, the International Space Station Program, and advanced commercial avionic applications.

MIL-STD-1553 has been designed into important military and commercial applications.

Military Aerospace

Military aircrafts utilize MIL-STD-1553 data buses, which allow complex electronic subsystems to interact with each other and the on-board flight computer. This is the military data bus is the lifeline of the aircraft. The data bus products function as the interface between the sub-system electronics and the 1553 data bus.

Commercial Aerospace

Historically the commercial avionics designers have preferred other databus protocols for their systems, but are now finding that MIL-STD-1553 fits the needs in newer systems. The rugged and reliable standard, with a track record of over 30 years of in service history, is invaluable when it comes to saftey certification to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards, such as DO-254 and DO-178B.

MIL-STD-1553 has been designed into the following aircrafts:

Airbus A350-XWB Wide Body Jet Airliner

Weapon Systems

Military missiles and smart bombs are evolving into more sophisticated, precise, and lethal with the advancement of microelectronics. These systems have benefitted from using MIL-STD-1553 data buses, by using the data bus to download information from the aircraft just prior to launch and coordinate information flow during the flight of the weapon.

RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Short Range Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Missile Weapon System

RIM-67 Standard Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile

RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 Ship-Based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

RIM-174 Standard Surface-to-Air Extended Range Active Missile (ERAM)

Tomahawk Long-Range, All Weather, Subsonic Cruise Missile

WCMD Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser

XAAM Medium Range Air-to-Air, Short Range Ship-to-Air Missile

Ground Vehicles

Military ground vehicles have evolved into highly technical, highly sophisticated mechanisms. They use MIL-STD-1553 data buses to form data links between their electical subsystems.

MIL-STD-1553 has been designed into the following ground vehicles:

BAE Bradley Fighting Vehicle

General Dynamics Abrams M1A2 Battle Tank

XM2001 Crusader Self-Propelled Howitzer

Space Applications

DSCC Class "K" certified MIL-STD-1553 data buses are used to form a common data link between space applications, such as within the International Space Station. Segments connecting though this common link include the U.S. Laboratory Module, the Russian Service Module and Functional Cargo Block (Zarya), the European Columbus Orbital Facility, and the Japanese Experimental Module (JEM).